France's players, who revolted against Coach Raymond Domenech and then exited in the first round of the World Cup, will not be accepting cash from lucrative marketing revenues generated by the squad. Read the whole story

An Arizona restaurant that put lion burgers on its menu as a "tribute" to the World Cup being played in South Africa received bomb threats and about 250 e-mails of protest from animal rights activists. Read the whole story

Mayor Wendell N. Butler Jr., the mayor of Chester, Pa., has declared a state of emergency after four shooting deaths in an eight-day period. The Philadelphia Union will play its first game at its new stadium in Chester, Pa., on Sunday. The stadium in the city's West End is the ... Read the whole story